OpenVMS VAXSYSL02_071 OpenVMS VAX V7.1 SET TIME/System Crash SYSLOA ECO Summary

TITLE: OpenVMS VAXSYSL02_071 OpenVMS VAX V7.1 SET TIME/System Crash SYSLOA ECO Summary
 
MODIFICATION Date:  18-JAN-99
Modification Type:  Updated Kit:  Supersedes VAXSYSL01_071

NOTE:  An OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file is stored
       on the Internet in a self-expanding compressed file.
       The name of the compressed file will be kit_name-dcx_vaxexe
       for OpenVMS VAX or kit_name-dcx_axpexe for OpenVMS Alpha.
 
       Once the file is copied to your system, it can be expanded
       by typing RUN compressed_file.  The resultant file will
       be the OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file which
       can be used to install the ECO.
 
Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1998, 1999.  All rights reserved.

OP/SYS:     DIGITAL OpenVMS VAX 

COMPONENT:  SYSLOA
              SYSLOA1202.EXE
              SYSLOA1302.EXE
              SYSLOA1701.EXE
              SYSLOA9CC.EXE
              SYSLOA9RR.EXE

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VAXSYSL02_071
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  VAXSYSL01_071
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  1152 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS VAX V7.1
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  Yes
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Yes
     Installation Rating:   3 - To be installed on all systems running
                                the listed versions of OpenVMS which
                                are experiencing the problems described.

     Kit Dependencies:

       The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE
       installation of this kit:

         None

       In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
       kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed:

         None


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for SYSLOA executable images on OpenVMS VAX V7.1.  
This kit addresses the following problems: 

Problems Addressed in VAXSYSL02_071 Kit:

  o  Interrupt vectors are not set properly in Backplane
     Interconnect-specific (BI-specific) System Control Block (SCB)
     pages.

  o  A system crash, with a CPUSANITY or CPUSPINWAIT bugcheck, can
     occur when the Interrupt Stack pointer is near or at a page
     boundary.  A system hang can also occur.


Problems Addressed in VAXSYSL01_071 Kit:

  o  "$ SET TIME" without a specific time has been  known  to  cause
     intermittent SS$_IVTIME (%SYSTEM-F-IVTIME, invalid time) errors
     on VAX model 7000-600 multiprocessor (SMP) machines.


INSTALLATION NOTES:

The images in this kit will not take effect until the system is
rebooted.

IF qyou have other nodes in your OpenVMS cluster, they must also be
rebooted in order to make use of the new image.  If it is not
possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at this time, a
rolling re-boot may be performed.

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vaxsysl02_071.README
vaxsysl02_071.CHKSUM
vaxsysl02_071.CVRLET_TXT
vaxsysl02_071.a-dcx_vaxexe